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Lutheran playground case before court zeros in on religious liberty
By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — When the U.S. Supreme Court looks at a Lutheran preschool playground case April 19, it will go far beyond settling a schoolyard squabble and step into religious liberty turf. At issue in Trinity Lutheran v. Comer is if the state of Missouri can exclude …
Pope washes feet of 12 prison inmates at Holy Thursday Mass
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a gesture of service toward marginalized people, Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 inmates, including three women and a man who is converting from Islam to Catholicism. Although in Jesus’ time, washing the feet of one’s guests was performed by …
Pope washes feet of 12 prison inmates at Holy Thursday Mass
IMAGE: CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a gesture of service toward marginalized people, Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 inmates, including three women and a man who is converting from Islam to Catholicism. Although in Jesus’ time, washing the feet of one’s …
Pope to priests: Never separate truth of the Gospel from its joy, mercy
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Always preach the whole truth of the Gospel with humility and respect and never be afraid to offer that truth just “one sip at a time,” Pope Francis told the world’s priests. The Gospel is truth, “brimming with joy and …
Pope to priests: Never separate truth, joy, mercy from the Gospel
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Always preach the whole truth of the Gospel with humility and respect and never be afraid to offer that truth just “one sip at a time,” Pope Francis told the world’s priests. The Gospel is truth, “brimming with joy and …
Pope to priests: Never separate truth, joy, mercy from the Gospel
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Always preach the whole truth of the Gospel with humility and respect and never be afraid to offer that truth just “one sip at a time,” Pope Francis told the world’s priests. The Gospel is truth, “brimming with joy and …
An empty tomb and a bodily resurrection: why it matters
IMAGE: CNS/Bob Roller By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholics and other Christians have grown up believing in the Resurrection, but the Apostles themselves were among the first who were skeptical that Jesus arose from the dead. They didn’t believe it at first when they were told by the women …
An empty tomb and a bodily resurrection: why it matters
IMAGE: CNS/Bob Roller By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholics and other Christians have grown up believing in the Resurrection, but the Apostles themselves were among the first who were skeptical that Jesus arose from the dead. They didn’t believe it at first when they were told by the women …
U.S. strike on Syria raises moral questions about civilian security
IMAGE: CNS photo/U.S. Navy handout via Reuters By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. cruise missile strike on a Syrian air base days after chemical weapons were dropped on civilians in rebel-controlled territory further endangers innocent people, observers familiar with the just-war theory said. If anything, the observers told …
U.S. strike on Syria raises moral questions about civilian security
IMAGE: CNS photo/U.S. Navy handout via Reuters By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. cruise missile strike on a Syrian air base days after chemical weapons were dropped on civilians in rebel-controlled territory further endangers innocent people, observers familiar with the just-war theory said. If anything, the observers told …